Chapter 121: The Years Passed
In the early night, the forest is barren and there are lonely graves, and the two of them walk slowly in the meantime. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info was in front of the joint tomb of Yang Shuangzi and Mei Luoyun, the lord stopped first, and the man in black also stopped not far behind him, and then, they all looked at the tombstone engraved with the names of Mei Luoyun and Yang Shuangzi.
The cold stone tablet, because of the erosion of wind and rain, the handwriting on it has been a little mottled.
"Time flies so fast, it's been eleven years in the blink of an eye......", the Lord sighed, turned around and asked the man in black behind him, "You say, have the people in this tomb already turned into a pile of dry bones?"
"Who knows", the man in black also sighed faintly.
After a brief reply, the atmosphere fell silent again, or rather strange......
The surroundings seemed to be surprisingly quiet, and the wind had stopped.
In this oppressive atmosphere, people already feel like they are about to suffocate.
"Haha......", at this moment, the man who was called the Lord suddenly laughed inexplicably, first laughing, then laughing, and in the end, it turned from a low laugh to a wild laugh. It's just that in this laughter, there is no joy at all, more explicit irony, or self-mockery.
"Hehe......", the man in black also laughed meaningfully, but his laughter was not only full of self-mockery, but also mixed with too much bitterness and pathos. But I don't know if it's himself or someone else who is sad about him.
The two laughed uncontrollably, and the laughter echoed through the layers of autumn leaves and among the trees for a long time. The laughter that should have been high-pitched and hearty sounded like a ghost crying at night.
What exactly are they laughing at......?
Who are they......
The night was long and cold.
The town is brightly lit, most of the people have returned to their houses, and from time to time there is the sound of laughter coming from the houses.
The bright moon is shining, and this is another festival of reunion.
In the quiet shop, the candle flame flickered, making people feel warm.
Boss Zhao seemed to have some alcohol, and naturally talked more.
"Mr. Li, I remember that you always left in the middle of the night in the past, I wonder if it's the same tonight?"
Li Muqing withdrew his gaze from a distance, smiled slightly, smiled a little melancholy, and said: "In the past, I always ran out to visit an old man in the middle of the night while I was drunk, but tonight, I won't go."
The deceased is gone, so why go again.
"That's good ......", the boss was so drunk that he was confused, and said honestly: "I just asked my wife to make a table of dishes, and I'm afraid that you will leave again." Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so let's have a reunion dinner."
Is it another Mid-Autumn Festival?
Mid-Autumn Festival without family!
Li Muqing seemed to be stuck in memory. It's been thirty-one years, and the first time he met her was during the Mid-Autumn Festival that year. Eleven years of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he watched her die in front of him, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, where is she?
The bright moon is here and there, and the festival is coming, but the people in my memory are already a little vague.
"Alas......", Li Muqing sighed, no longer thinking about the past, seeing the enthusiasm of the boss, he couldn't refuse again, and said with a smile at the moment: "That's it, I didn't expect to come over to drink today, and I can have a reunion dinner."
"Hey, what did Mr. say, the Mid-Autumn Festival should have been lively, anyway, the children and grandchildren are not at home, if it weren't for Mr. here, my wife and I would be too lonely."
The boss was very happy, and when he talked about his juniors, he naturally asked about Li Muqing's family, and said, "Mr. is going out alone, and the family must be very concerned about you at this time."
"Family...... , hehe, the family ......", Li Muqing smiled bitterly and sighed: "I have been lonely since I was a child. My parents died when I was very young, and I myself have never married a wife in my life, and I am still cumin with no family."
"Ah, that's ......", the boss was stunned, and hurriedly apologized: "I don't know, I took the liberty to talk about Mr.'s sore spot, and I hope Mr. is not strange."
Li Muqing waved his hand, signaling that the boss didn't have to mind, and smiled: "Actually, the situation should have been better, but I made myself too miserable, and I can't blame others."
"Alas, they are all people who have a hard life......", the boss couldn't help but sigh and said, "I can see that every time you come, sir, you look preoccupied, but are you worried about someone?"
Perhaps.
What kind of person is that?
It is a person who takes up his whole life in his heart!
But Li Muqing also knew clearly that he was a person who could never have results.
He knew that she just regarded him as the most ordinary friend. All of this is just wishful thinking on his part, and he himself is too delusional.
The boss's words shocked Li Muqing's body and smiled bitterly, but he quickly said with relief: "Actually, it's nothing, when I was young, I really liked a woman, but unfortunately I watched her marry another woman, so I chose to go into hiding, and it's been more than 30 years."
"That's the case, but what about later"?
The boss couldn't help but ask. Although Li Muqing himself said it very lightly, he could hear that it was definitely a young and crazy past.
In fact, even if the boss didn't ask, Li Muqing himself would say, he continued: "Later, I never met that woman again."
Since it's someone who has already missed it, why bother to meet again.
The speaker had no intention, but the boss seemed to be more sad than Li Muqing himself, and sighed: "Presumably, Mr.'s old man lives not far from here." Because of this, every time you have the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will come to visit her from afar, which is no wonder that you are very worried every time, sir."
Li Muqing acquiesced.
After a pause, the boss asked again: "Then what about later, why did Mr. disappear for ten years?"
"Later...... , and later ......", Li Muqing felt sour in his heart, but he forced a faint smile and said: "Later, it's nothing, but I accepted an apprentice eleven years ago, so I haven't been here for so many years."
"Well, that's fine. With an apprentice by his side, Mr. will finally be able to spend his old age in peace......", the boss nodded, and then felt that it was wrong, and asked: "Since Mr. you have accepted an apprentice, why don't you bring him here." You're not too young anymore, let you go out alone, and he can rest assured"?
Li Muqing was not in a hurry to answer. He slowly picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it down, and then coughed desperately, and his face turned red from coughing. The boss saw it in his eyes, and he could only shake his head and sigh.
After a long time, Li Muqing gasped and said: "That kid is not with me now, as early as a year ago, he left."
"Gone ......"?
The boss looked stunned for a moment, and said indignantly: "What kind of person is this, sir, you have taken him for ten years, and the grace of teaching has not been repaid, how can you say that you will leave, it is really in vain to ignore your true intentions, sir."
"Hey......", Li Muqing waved his hand and said, "Actually, things are not what my brother thinks, I let him go."
"Ah......", the boss obviously didn't figure out what the situation was, frowned, and said: "Mr. is this age, why don't you let the child stay with you, and you can have a companion, why let him go?"
Li Muqing could only sigh, and said helplessly: "Actually, I don't want to be like this, it's just that the kid has his own way to go." After all, he's just like me, he's a hard-working man."
The cold night is quiet, the moon is like frost, and the two old men, who are almost in their twilight years, drink to the moon and talk about old things. The night breeze was bleak, and their sighs could be heard from time to time in the quiet shop.
Perhaps, no one may have thought that the high-spirited and young sword god back then. Many years later, in an unknown tavern, he would tell an ordinary tavern owner about his old past.
Those years of dominating the rivers and lakes and smiling proudly in the world.
The green and graceful, the time of the past has long gone, in the precipitation of time, all of them, only the wrinkles of the old face remain.
Who else knows, and who else can recognize that this lonely old man who looks ordinary and ordinary will actually be the Li Muqing who galloped across the rivers and lakes back then.
The boss suddenly said: "Sir, but I don't know where your apprentice is now, you must be very concerned about him in such a festival, right?"
"He ......", thinking of Yang Xiaofeng, Li Muqing's face couldn't help but show a little kind smile, and he said proudly: "My apprentice is much more capable than my old bones." As for this, he must be doing well."
That kid, is he really doing well?
Perhaps!